Pogona Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Pogona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pogona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Pogoña (13) are calculated separately.

Pogona Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pogona Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pogona is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Pogoña. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogona? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Pogona occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pogona are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogoña9413/
Pogonea9229/
Pogonat9222/
Pongona924/
Pougouna862/
Pagona83578/
Pogoni83202/
Pogana8384/
Pogony8371/
Pogone8314/
Pogena834/
Pogono833/
Pugona832/
Poguna831/
Pougounas8027/
Pagonas77517/
Pogonyi77416/
Pogonet77127/
Pogoniy77103/
Pongone7760/
Pogones7756/
Pogonii7754/
Pangona7724/
Poganaz7719/
Pagouna7719/
Pogonyo7717/
Pagogna7716/
Pogogne7713/
Pagonea7711/
Pongono775/
Poigone774/
Pagonha774/
Pegoina773/
Pagoina773/
Pogonis773/
Pohgoni772/
Phogone772/
Poganna771/
Pogouno771/
Pogonio771/
Peghona771/
Pogoneå771/
Pogogni771/
Posgoni771/
Pogoń73129/
Pogań731/
Pogonets71349/
Pagounas71151/
Poganatz7199/
Pougouno7160/
Poigoune7131/
Pogonetz7111/
Pogonich719/
Pugounai717/
Pangoyna716/
Phongone712/
Poygunha711/
Pougongo711/
Poghomni711/
Pagonaha711/
Pogonijs711/
Pogounou711/
Pougouni711/
Ponganha711/
Pagoni672,142/
Pagone671,758/
Pogány671,446/
Pagana67950/
Pogany67600/
Paguna6796/
Pagono6746/
Pagony6728/
Pogane6715/
Pogani6715/
Pegana678/
Pogáná675/
Pochgouni675/
Pugone674/
Pagena673/
Pugoni673/
Poganá673/
Poganj672/
Pogano672/
Pegono671/
Pougounou671/
Pugana671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pogona
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